Overgrown grass angers
Halswell residents
Â&#x201E;Â&#x201E; By Georgia Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor-Harding
HALSWELL residents have
taken to Facebook to vent their
anger about overgrown grass.
But the city council has assured them there has been no
reduction in maintenance.
Halswell Community Group
Facebook page has identified
a number of parks including
Cobra Reserve, Scott Park, parks
around Country Palms Drive
and Halswell Quarry Park as
overgrown.
But the city councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head of
parks Andrew
Rutledge (left)
said the number
of scheduled
maintenance
visits have not
changed in the
last year.
He said 6574 maintenance jobs
planned for parks in the Halswell
Ward for the year and the programme increases significantly
to manage spring growth.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is true that overgrown grass
has been a problem in recent
weeks . . . we are experiencing
occasional wet weather coupled
with warm soil conditions, the
rapid growth has been more difficult for the parks maintenance
contractors
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GROWING CONCERN: Overgrown grass along the side of Halswell Rd and the Country Palms Drive subdivision.
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Jenny Adams told Western News
the reserves were not being
maintained.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the roadsides along
Halswell Rd . . . I think it is just
shocking with the state that it is
in,â&#x20AC;? she said.
She said the overgrown grass
on the roadsides and parks has
become more noticeable in the
last six months.
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big rates.
Just the
same as other areas and that is

to maintain these sorts of things.
They (the city council) are not
doing their job,â&#x20AC;? she said.
Mr Rutledge said for this financial year, the city council has
planned to spend $455,761 for all
parks in the Halswell Ward.
But Halswell Residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association secretary David Hawke
didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with the Facebook
criticism.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have got people across
the other side of town living in

still earthquake-damaged stuff
and you are still worrying about
whether the lawns are mowed,â&#x20AC;?
he said.
Resident Sarah Wylie said she
knows the lawns have not been
mowed as regularly as they used
to be but there are â&#x20AC;&#x153;bigger fish
to fry.â&#x20AC;?
She said while she thinks the
grass is a bit long, she would be
more concerned if there were
dangerous playgrounds or pot

holes around the area.
Cr Anne Galloway also confirmed the level of maintenance
in Halswell had not decreased.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the community needs to
be reassured that the services are
not being cut back,â&#x20AC;?she said.
HAVE YOUR SAY: What
do you think about the
maintenance of parks
around Halswell? Email your
views to georgia.oconnor@
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FROM
THE
EDITOR’S
DESK

LIKE SO many in the coastal
suburbs, I was perched up on the
hills after being evacuated due to
the tsunami risk yesterday.
Again, like the previous earthquakes, I am always taken by the
wonderful folk we have in this city.
While I was perched up the top of
Egnot Heights in Redcliffs, the lads
in my car decided they would have
a nap. I was not similarly afflicted
and had a wander around.
I found Nicki, of North New
Brighton, who unknowingly
soothed me with her banter and
her beaut two-year-old dog. Then,
Nicki and I found ourselves invited
into a stranger’s home, who brewed
us a cup of dearly needed caffeine.
In her house, were other refugees
– a school caretaker and a lovely
young couple from Germany and
Mexico.
The earthquakes continue to
shake us, but they do not shake our
marvellous Christchurch spirit.
Hei kona, Shelley Robinson

News
Highest and lowest home
ownership rates in west
 By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
THE LOWEST and highest
home ownership rates in
the city can be found in the
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board area.
Data released by the city
council recently to the community board showed the
Riccarton Ward has the lowest
number of home owners while
the Halswell Ward has the highest.
The Riccarton Ward sits at
43.9 per cent for home ownership, just above the Central
Ward at 32 per
cent and below the
Linwood Ward at
55 per cent.
At the other end
of the spectrum,
Halswell has the
Helen
highest home ownBroughton
ership rate in the
city at 81.3 per cent, beating the
Cashmere Ward on 78 per cent
and Harewood Ward on 77 per
cent. The Hornby Ward is in the
middle with 67 percent home
ownership.
The data was analysed and

LOW RATING: Statistics show the Riccarton Ward has the
lowest home ownership rate in the city.

compiled into a report by the
city council to showcase the
diversity across the western
wards. The analysis of the wards
covered the board boundaries,
population growth, ethnic
groups, age groups, relationship
status, employment status and
personal income.
The information was based on
the Statistics New Zealand 2013
census and population data.
Community board deputy
chairwoman Helen Broughton
said she was surprised by the
statistics and had expected
home ownership in the Riccarton Ward to be at least 60 per
cent.
“Home ownership tends to

mean people are stable and live
in one address longer . . . I knew
it was lower than Halswell, but it
is quite a gap,” she said.
Mike Pero Real Estate agent
Sonia Tafilipepe said she was
not surprised by the statistics
and the large number of rental
flats near the university was not
a recent shift. But she said she
was not aware Halswell had the
highest home ownership rate in
the city.
Community board chairman
Mike Mora said the statistics
confirmed the diversity of the
three wards.
“I think it has got everything
in our ward. We’ve got the rich
and the poor,” he said.

The Riccarton Ward has the
highest population of residents
who identify as Asian in the
western city at 24 per cent.
“We have probably got some
of the broadest ethnic mix,” Mr
Mora said.
Cr Vicki Buck said what
she found interesting was the
“incredibly high” number of
people working in the Riccarton
Ward.
The data showed that 13
per cent (20,898) of the city’s
population is employed in
the Riccarton Ward, while 9
per cent (14,466) work in the
Hornby Ward and 5.1 per cent
(8247) in the
Halswell Ward.
Population growth
in the HalswellHornby-Riccarton
Community Board
area is projected to
boom from 67,300 Vicki Buck
to 102,100 people
by 2043.
The population explosion
is expected to make up 23.4
per cent of the city’s projected
population of 436,800.

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In Brief
DOMAIN CAR PARK
Consultation has opened over the
siting of a car park at Halswell
Domain. The proposal requires the
removal of 24 trees, which have
been assessed as being of poor
quality. The city council will plant
35 new trees as part of the project.
The new car park will provide 69
spaces with two disabled parks. To
have your say on the development,
go to https://www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/have-your-say
SPEED LIMIT CHANGES
Consultation on proposed speed
limit changes in Halswell will close
on Monday. The city council has
proposed to decrease the speed
limit on six roads. The changes
would affect Milns, Sutherlands,
Sparks, Halswell Junction, Marshs
and Quaifes Rds. It comes after
the city council approved speed
limit changes on 29 roads around
the city in September. To make
a submission, go to https://www.
ccc.govt.nz/the-council/haveyour-say/whats-happening-now/
consultations/
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Tuesday November 15 2016

WESTERN NEWS

Your Local Views
FLAME FILES

Handling fireworks
more responsibly
News
Fire risk
management
officer Mark
Thomas talks
about fireworks,
banning certain
kinds, the impact
public displays
have had on public safety
and looking after animals
around Guy Fawkes.
Thirty years ago Guy Fawkes
night caused a holding of breath
by just about every firefighter in
the country.
Inevitably somewhere a
sawmill would end up burning
end to end. Or a town would
be circled in flames as trees and
scrub went up in flames. Or
someone not even celebrating
the night would find their garage
on fire.
The news would report the
tragic loss of an eye by ill-used
skyrocket. Letter boxes were the
target of ‘double-happy’ bombs.
For firefighters it made no sense
at all.
Thankfully we’ve come on a bit
since then. The ban on rockets

and bangers
helped. The
provision of public
displays has been
a big plus. And
perhaps we should
acknowledge
that more recent
developments in health and
safety has had an effect on
people’s behaviour. Whatever
the reasons it was gratifying to
see just nine fire calls overnight
on November 5. Grass, scrub,
fences and a couple of bins put
down to fireworks. It’s not
perfect. But it’s encouraging.
Animal rescues are also quite
common around Guy Fawkes as
crackers terrify dogs, cats and
other animals. This week saw
three of these type of incidents,
a dog, some ducklings and
very topically a lamb stuck
in a stream at Cashmere on
Wednesday night. None were
necessarily fireworks related but
all involved the problem solving
skills our firefighters develop
every day in the multitude of
different events they now attend.
They’re pretty damn good
actually.

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Motoring

Aiming for the best outcome
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
community board
chairman Mike Mora writes
about developments in the
western area of the city.
I am very grateful for the opportunity to serve another three
years representing the Hornby
ward of the community board.
The issues facing the southwest area of the city are extraordinary. There is huge population
growth, new industrial and
commercial developments. This
growth will bring some problems and solve some as well.
This includes traffic, transport,
congestion urban intensification,
community space and facilities.
I am very pleased to see the
Southern Motorway Stage 2 sodturning last week.
The $195 million project is due
for completion in 2018. Contracts have also been accepted
for the SH1/Barters Rd/Pound
Rd improvements to allow for
a safe heavy vehicle Hornby
A reader responds to the
Western News article on a
proposed Lamb & Hayward
funeral home on Halswell
Junction Rd
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I am a resident of Dunbars

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bypass for
trucks and cars
travelling north
and south. This
will mean a new
light-controlled
intersection
next to the Islington Tavern.
The work is expected to take 15
months. Work is also under way
with the extension of Halswell
Junction Rd through to Pound
Rd.
All of these new road works
will relieve much of the congestion in the Hornby business
area.
Alongside many new

residential developments are new
business and job opportunities
for the south-west. This includes
the Waterloo Business Park,
the Calder Stewart “Hornby
Quadrant”, Crown Crystal Glass
works site and many more in the
Halswell Junction Rd area.
The Hornby Hub expansion is
also welcomed by residents and
workers in the west. An issue we
must be aware of is the increase
in quarrying very close to rural
residential, and urban residential
areas of Yaldhurst, Templeton
and Hei Hei.
This activity is creating problems with silica dust, heavy vehicle movements, in and around
schools and family homes.
We must be vigilant for threats
to the environment, human
and animal health. As your
representative I will continue to
advocate for the environment,
people, business and industry
to achieve the best outcome for
all.

Rd and I am totally against the
proposal to build a funeral home.
Halswell is a growing area,
there are new subdivisions
everywhere. I don’t think it’s
appropriate to build this funeral
home in this residential area.

There will be traffic congestion
and a constant reminder of death
(it should be built somewhere far
away).
There are lots of kids growing
up that need a high school,
which Halswell lacks.

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School’s $2.5m rebuild begins

 By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
WHEN THE $2.5 million
redevelopment of Gilberthorpe
School is completed, it will be
the “icing on the cake” after a
recent boost in roll numbers.
The new block will house the
junior section of the school,
which is based in Hei Hei. Work
began last week.
The block will belong to year 0
to 3 pupils and feature four new
flexible learning spaces.
But junior pupils
won’t be the only
ones to gain from
the redevelopment
with a separate
upgrade under
way on a current
block for year 4 to
6 pupils.
This senior block incorporates
the three current learning
spaces, the library and administration area.
Principal Andrew Wilkinson
(above) said the brand new
buildings will be the “icing of
the cake” and would hopefully
send a message to the community about the school being a
viable option.
He said over the past year, the
roll for the school, rated decile 2,
has grown from 110 to about 155
pupils – the highest number in

MAKEOVER: The redevelopment of Gilberthorpe School will be the “icing on the cake” for
the growing school. ​
western area to be upgraded.
school.
decades.
Ministry of Education head of
He said, based on what he
A new outdoor cycle track,
education infrastructure service
has been told, the distance is
under-floor heating, “break-out
Jerome Sheppard said the
more than enough to ensure
spaces,” such as meeting rooms
programme involved repairing
nothing concerning, such as
for staff and an amphitheatre,
earthquake damage, fixing
dust, is spread across the school
could also be on the cards.
weather tightness issues and
grounds.
“The development is not just
upgrading teaching spaces.
The redevelopment will take
about the construction of the
Fulton Hogan will also build
place in three stages and provide
building, it is about master
a new driveway off Buchanans
room for about 167 pupils. It
planning for the next decade as
Rd to help the school cater
is expected to be completed by
well,” Mr Wilkinson said.
for more car parks along with
October next year.
Separate to the development,
redevelopment.
A blog documenting the
the school is growing their own
Mr Wilkinson said the school
process has been set up by
honey bee farm and orchard.
has a close working relationship
Gilberthorpe pupils. To stay up
The redevelopment is part of
with Fulton Hogan and he
to date or to get involved with
the $1.137 billion Christchurch
was comfortable with them
the development go to https://
Schools Rebuild programme,
quarrying about 500m from the
gpsdreamteam.blogspot.co.nz/
and is the latest school in the

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Teacher
nominated
for award
 By Fraser Walker-Pearce
PRE-SCHOOL teacher Lisa James
is described as enthusiastic, kind
and caring by the parent that
nominated her for a national
teachers’ award.
First Steps Roydvale teacher
Mrs James was named runner-up
in her category in New Zealand’s
Most Inspiring Teachers campaign recently.
She was runner-up in the
early childhood category of the
Warehouse Stationery initiative,
designed to recognise the hard
work of Kiwi teachers.
Mrs James said she grew up
always wanting to be a teacher,
and finds early childhood the
perfect fit for her personality and
teaching style.
She was nominated by parent
Vicki Borcoskie. She said Mrs
James was patient, had a great
sense of fun, and was “extremely”
kind and caring.
The overall winner was early
childhood educator Claire Shackleton, of Glenbrook Kindergarten
in Counties-Manukau.
In the sixth year of the Most Inspiring Teachers campaign, 1369
teachers from 812 schools were
nominated and almost 7500 votes
were cast to decide the winners.

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Tuesday November 15 2016

WESTERN NEWS

Our People

Tony Murdoch

A
passion
for
recording
Your Local Views
Tony Murdoch has just published his new sports
history book Black and White about the North Beach
Surf Lifesaving Club. It coincides with the club’s
centenary celebrations. Fraser Walker-Pearce spoke
to him

News

You must be thrilled to have
published the book when you
did.
Yes, exactly. It was published in
time for the club’s centenary celebrations over Labour Weekend.
They had hundreds attend that.
Is this your first sports history
book?
No, I have written two other
sports histories, one on the
Riccarton Cricket Club in 2002
and then in 2013 I did the 150th
jubilee history of the Christchurch Football Club. Then this
one came along, they asked me
to do it, and I’ve been doing that
ever since.
So you’ve been working on
this for the past three years?
Yes. It’s a big project, I think
it’s about 240 pages. Probably the
club records weren’t as detailed
as we would’ve liked but we were
able to cross-reference with Surf
Lifesaving New Zealand’s annual

reports and check most of it off.
Things like results and that kind
of thing were hard to check off
though.
Who approached you from
the club to do the project?
Roger Smith the president of
the club talked to me about it.
He’s lived and breathed the club
for about three or four years.
What’s different about this
book compared to your others?
This one is more of a coffee
book style. With lots of
newspaper clippings like the
famous gala dances at North
Beach. That’s basically how
the club got through the Great
Depression and that kind of
thing. [In the book] there are ads
for the dances, we used the full
width of the page in the book
with these photos and I think it
really adds to the look of the book
as well.
Obviously it’s called Black and

Fashion

Gardening

BLACK AND WHITE: Tony Murdoch has coincided the publication
of his sports history book Black and White with the centenary
celebrations of the surf club it is written about.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

White, but that’s also the style of
the book you’ve created?
No, no. There’s a story to that.
It’s called Black and White because the club colours are black
and white. But also the personal-

ity of the club is very pragmatic,
they’re hard workers and they get
things done. They make black and
white decisions and they don’t
muck around – they’re black and
white about everything. I ran that

past the committee near the start
and they were well pleased to
think that’s what people think of
the club.
How was the club founded?
The original thought was that
it was a group of men who were
members of the New Brighton
Surf Lifesaving Club who got
together and decided to make
a club a little further along the
beach. But the real story is that
there was a guy called Ray Blank.
It became pretty clear as I was
looking into it that Ray Blank
and a group of guys from a North
Beach businessman’s association
got together and had land
interests in the area. They decided
that if there was a surf club in the
area that would bring people out
there and raise their house prices.
And they did quite well out of it.
Do all of your books look
quite deep into the club’s history?
Yes, each of the books has a
twist to them somewhere in it.
The twist in the rugby book was
me saying that the conventional
theory of the first game of rugby
in the country was played in Nelson in 1871 was wrong.

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Our People

our sporting history

Your Local Views
It’s in all the official New Zealand histories saying that. But the
Christchurch book showed quite
clearly that wasn’t the case. They
couldn’t have – as the game didn’t
exist in New Zealand back then,
they just played a hybrid game
of soccer. It was actually out of
Christ’s College that the game in
Christchurch grew.
What are the other titles of
your books?
The Riccarton Cricket Club
book is called Green and Gold,
and the rugby book was called
The Old Club, just like the old
newspapers used to call them.
How would you define your
style of books?
Lots of anecdotes, lots of
personalities. This book goes
through a whole lot of life members, and families of members.
These are guys that are prepared
to swim out 400-500m to save
someone. I mean, can you do
that? I certainly can’t.
No, I’d definitely 100 per cent
drown. Do you work part-time
as well as all of this?
Yes, I have a full-time job at St
Bede’s College. I’m the alumni
and community development
manager. I’ve been there for eight

News

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CLASSIC RACES: North Beach surf club’s 1981 crew. The last
surf crew to win a national title in the long course race until this
year.

Gardening

years. Previously I was the chief
executive of Canterbury Cricket
and chief executive of Athletics
New Zealand. I was a teacher at
Aranui High School before that.
You have a huge sporting
background, did you ever play

Previously
United Travel

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yourself?
Modestly. I played rugby and
cricket, unsurprisingly I played
rugby for Christchurch and
cricket for Riccarton.
How did you start your writing career?

I actually started at the
Christchurch Star back in the
day. When I was teaching I also
co-wrote a few history textbooks.
There was a group of us at Aranui
High, including John Rosanowski
and we wrote a series of history
books for fifth form (year 11)
students.
What subjects did they cover?
A little bit of New Zealand
history, Martin Luther King, race
relations in South Africa, we
touched on the Springbok Tour.
Also the gold rushes, New Zealand foreign policy, and also two
books on Hitler and Germany for
social studies. To teach students
from your own textbook is quite
a thrill.
And were you born and bred
in Christchurch?
Yes, born and bred. My brother
Tim and I have lived in Sumner
all our lives and I think my next
project might be on the Sumner
Surf Lifesaving Club and their
centenary.
What schools did you attend
back in the day?
I was at St Bede’s and then onto
Canterbury University where I
studied American history. After
that I went on to teaching at

Aranui High for about 16 years.
And who’s with you out in
Sumner?
My wife and I live out there and
we have two adult children. I met
my wife at a dance at the Sumner
surf club.
So surf clubs played a big part
of you growing up as well?
Surf clubs have a big role in
what I call the rite of passage.
They had dances and social
gatherings, they provided a
social space for kids in quite an
interesting time of their lives.
There aren’t many other sports
that boys and girls just hang
out and compete together that
much. Many men and women
put countless hours into keeping
these clubs going as well.
Why do you write sports
history books?
If you look in the book, there’s
only one thing that has stayed
in the North Beach community
for the past 100 years, and that’s
the surf club. There’s been post
offices and cafes and restaurants
and that kind of thing but the
only thing that is still there is the
volunteer-run surf club. So I kind
of write to give them their turn in
the sun even if only for a minute.

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YEAR 13 student Hamish
Simpson (below) has won the
top award at the St Thomas of
Canterbury College prize-giving.
Hamish was awarded the
Father J J O’Sullivan Cup
and Canterbury University
scholarship for dux last week.
The school’s prize-giving was
held last Tuesday.
Year 13 student Jakub
Sawicki was awarded The
McGurk Family Cup for
proxime accessit.
Meanwhile, year 13 student
Luke Payne achieved three of the
school’s top awards.
He won the Bishop Joyce Cup
for college captain, the Murray
Aynsley Cup and Dean Wallace
scholarship for general excellence, and The Paul Blackman
Trophy for the student who best
demonstrates the principles of
the St Thomas of Canterbury
College man.

• Frances Loeffen
Memorial Trophy for a
student who has performed
creditably in the academic
sphere through persistence
and determination – Xavier
Ngaata
• Nancy Mummery trophy
for outstanding contribution to the spirit of the college – Joseph Spikerman

Association Cup for
excellence in cultural
activities – Patrick Hansen
• Parents and Friends
Association Cup for
sportsman of the year –
Alex Coulthard
• The Scott Family
Cup and Scholarship for
the student who most
exemplifies the school
motto “Virtute Scientiam
Complete”. Scholarship of
$500 – Benjamin O’Connell
• The Murray Aysley Cup
and The Dean Wallace
Scholarship for general
excellence. Scholarship of
$500 – Luke Payne
• The McGurk Family for
proxime accessit – Jakub
Sawicki
• Father. J. J. O’Sullivan
Cup and the University of
Canterbury scholarship –
Hamish Simpson

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Riccarton High School
Zonta Award
finalists

Top prize winners
Jeffrey Chen – The Terry
Hitchings Award for the
Top Academic Student
and Dux.
Jeffrey won the Top
Academic Award after
achieving NCEA Level 1 and
2 with Excellence. This year
all of his Level 3 credits have
been achieved with Excellence,
including Chemistry,

Principal Neil Haywood
delivers his address at the
Prizegiving.

Economics, Mathematics with
Calculus, and Physics. He won
the cup for Boys’ Mathematics.
Jeffery has been a member
of the chamber music group
and concert and jazz bands,
and has served the Prefect
committee as Treasurer. In
his own time this year, he has
participated in two tertiary
courses: a chemistry course
at ARA and a mathematics
course at the University of
Canterbury, both of which he
passed.
Rachel Wu – The
Riccarton High School
Award for Academic
Excellence and Proxime
Accessit
Rachel has received
the Award for Academic
Excellence after achieving
NCEA Level 1 and 2 with
Excellence and earned
Excellence results and high
placings in classes at Level
3. She won Excellence
certificates for Biology, Music,
Physics and Chemistry, and
cups for Senior Biology,
Practical Chemistry, Senior
Physics, Excellence in Music

Top student and Dux Jeffrey Chen with the Proxime Accessit
Rachel Wu at the Annual Senior Prizegiving held recently.

and Service to School Music,
Top Year 13 Science Student
in two or more subjects,
and a School Service and
Leadership Award.
Rachel has been a learning
tutor, and the accompanist

for school choral groups. She
has also served the Prefect
Committee as Secretary.
During the last two years
she been studying Chinese
in her own time, and will sit
Scholarship Chinese this year.

Riccarton High School students, Anna
Taylor and Thomas Chin, were nominated
for Zonta Sports Awards in which they
were finalists.
Anna was nominated
in the outstanding
athlete specialising in
one sport category.
She is a rhythmic
gymnast who qualified
for the Canterbury
team for the National
Championships
and was second
overall in the 2015
Anna Taylor
Championships. She
has been a New
Zealand rep in championships in the USA,
Bulgaria, Greece and Namibia.
Thomas was finalist
in the Athletes with a
Disability division. He
is a boccia player and
won the Canterbury
Secondary Schools
Championships and
won his division in
both the South Island
and North Island
Championships. He
was first in the Halberg
Thomas Chin
Junior Disability Games
and placed in the
Nationals.

Last day for Year 13

Left: Head students Cheyenne Te Haara-Barr and Rob Hopkins lead
their Final Assembly at La Vida.
Above: A group of Year 13s listen to the farewells.
Right: The tradition of signing off shirts with messages of friendship
precedes the assembly.

Pair earn their
gold awards

Two Riccarton students have earned
their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Hillary
Awards. Sophie Madsen, Head
Girl in 2015 and Bonnie Maxwell
completed their award this year.
Teacher Chris Stoop has inspired
and monitored them.

Foundation Day celebrated
Foundation Day was celebrated with a full school
assembly led by the Principal, Neil Haywood. Two
prefects from 2006, Emma Cusdin and Georgia Whitla
attended and spoke of their time at Riccarton and their
lives since.
Later, the staff celebrated milestones. Chris McEntee
was recognised as a Riccarton Legend for her 25
years service to the school. Bevan Phillipson and Julia
McCarthy became Friends of the School for their
contributions to the school. Former students Shannon
Boorer and Richard Peebles were inducted into the
Wall of Fame.
Several staff were recognised for 10 years’ service to
the school – Sean Coster, Charles Grubb, Lara Grocott,
Amie Blackwell, Alex Schwass, Helen Pugh and Eileen
McDonald. Nine have completed 15 years – Alison
Mason, Joanne Nuttall, Jeff Gunn, Shane Morrow,
Rick Harlow, Robyn Webster, David Biddick, Yvonne
Andrews and David Harris. Andrew Jefferson and
Joanne Thomson have completed 20 years’ service.
Anne Herbison has completed 30 years’ service while
Graham Batchelor has completed 40 years.

Above: Bevan Phillipson,
who has been a reliever
since 1999 as well as organising various administrative tasks, and Julia
McCarthy, who was a
youth worker for the
24/7 programme for 10
years, were recognised
as Friends of Riccarton
High School.

At right:
Richard
Peebles
and Shannon Boorer,
who were
inducted into
the Wall of
Fame, cut
the cake
for the 58th
Birthday of
Riccarton
High School,
officially
opened on
30 October,
1958. Property developer Richard
Peebles was
a student
from 1976
to 1980, while Ecan Manager of Public
Transport – planning strategy and marketing Shannon Boorer attended from 1994
to 1998.

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Tuesday November 15 2016

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New Sockburn Fire Station designs revealed
 By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
DESIGNS revealing what the
new Sockburn Fire Station
will look like have been
released.
Clearing in preparation
for construction of the new
building began on the corner
of Wilmers and Springs Rd two
weeks ago.
The development comes
as part of a complete
restructure of the city’s
entire network of fire
stations post-earthquake.
Fire service area commander Dave Stackhouse
(right) said nine fire stations
will be built in Canterbury by
the New Zealand Fire Service in
a phased process between 2016
and 2020.
The Sockburn Fire Station
is currently based at a rented
premises at Wigram Air Base.
Other fire stations to be built
on new sites include Ilam,
Avondale and Redwood.
The central, Addington and

Woolston fire stations will be
rebuilt on their sites.
Mr Stackhouse said the
Sockburn development is part
of an interlinked system of fire
and emergency management
stations which are designed to
connect the community across
the city.
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
community board chairman
Mike Mora said he
thinks the community
will be pleased with the
fire station’s location.
“It is not in a high
residential area for a start
and the other thing is it is
close to the main roads and state
high ways,” he said.
He said when stage 2 of the
Southern Motorway is completed, fire services will be able
to easily access the motorway
to travel to Rolleston or into the
city centre.
Construction of the fire station will begin in March and
is expected to be completed by
April 2018.

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SCHOOLS

Lunchtime surprise of healthy food
EVERY LUNCHTIME will
now be a surprise for pupils
at Fendalton Open-air School
after a programme aimed to
make school lunches healthier
was launched last Monday.
A presentation was held
by nutritional programme
CrunchTime at the school
with the opportunity for
parents and pupils to sample
some of the products.
CrunchTime is a daily pack
of morning tea and lunch
for primary school children
across the country.
Lunches pre-ordered by
parents online are delivered
to children each morning in a
compostable cardboard box.
Another launch was held
last month at Waimairi
School.
CrunchTime co-director
Ann Moffat said the programme was received with
a warm welcome and the
parents loved the idea of nutritionally balanced food.
She said the kids loved the
foods and are excited about
the surprise they get by not
knowing what is in their
lunch box each day.
“The kids loved the foods,
the surprise they get by not
knowing what’s in their box
each day,” she said.

HEALTHY PROGRAMME:
The team at nutrition
programme CrunchTime
nutritionist/chef Helen
Potter with co-directors
Ann Moffat and Charlie
Spenceley. ​
The first deliveries of 33 orders were delivered yesterday.
Mrs Moffat said other
children from Cobham Intermediate School arrived later
at the launch and were asking
to come to the school.

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by 5pm each Wednesday

Knit ’n’ Stitch
Tuesday, November 15, 1– 2pm
Pop along with your crochet,
knitting, mending, card making,
tapestry, or anything you like
that’s portable and crafty. If you
fancy learning, there will be
people who can help.
Upper Riccarton Library, 71
Main South Rd
UR Club
Tuesday, November 15, 3.30–
4.30pm
Go along and join the fun in
our after school club. Open to
all school-aged children, there
will be stories, crafts, games and
more.
Upper Riccarton Library, 71
Main South Rd
Musical Instrument Practice
Slots
Tuesday, November 15, 3.30 –
7pm
Book a time to go solo or
have a silent practice with up to
four bandmates. There will be
electronic drums, a digital piano,
a Roland session mixer, mics
and headphones available for
budding musicians. You can also
take in your own electric instruments, and plug into the session
mixer.
Te Hāpua Halswell Centre, 341
Halswell Rd

Storytimes / Wā Kōrero
Wednesday, November 16,
10.15 – 10.45am
Go along to the library for
a fun storytimes session. Programme includes stories, music,
movement and rhymes.
Hornby Library, Goulding Ave
Scrabble Club
Wednesday, November 16, 1.30
– 3.30pm
Go along to the scrabble club.
No obligation, just go along
when you can and join the
friendly group. Some boards
provided, but feel free to bring
your own. No fee.
Te Hāpua Halswell Centre, 341
Halswell Rd
Science Alive in the library
Wednesday, November 16,
3.30–4.30pm
Free drop-in science sessions
from 3.30pm – 4.30pm at your
local library. Activities based
around the science of popular
books and other interesting
topics.
Fendalton Library, cnr of Clyde
and Jeffreys Rd
Knit & Yarn
Thursday, November 17,
2-3.30pm
Take your knitting along to the
library’s weekly knit and yarn

Go along to the library for a variety of stories, songs, rhymes, finger-plays and other book-related
activities for babies and pre-schoolers. The session will be held at the Te Hapua: Halswell Centre,
341 Halswell Rd, on Tuesday, November 22, from 11am to 11.30am. ​

session. The programme is bestsuited for all ages.
Fendalton Library, cnr of Jeffreys and Clyde Rd
Go Well Group – play Rummikub
Thursday, November 17, 1.30–
3pm
Go along to Fendalton Library
and play Rummikub – an exciting, interactive strategy game.
Fendalton Library, cnr of Clyde
and Jeffreys Rd
Book Discussion Group with
Veronica
Thursday, November 17, 2pm
– 3pm
For those who love reading
and want to share in discussion
with other friendly book lovers.
The group subscribes to the Book
Discussion Scheme so there is a
cost involved
Hornby Library, Goulding Ave
Learn to play Mahjong
Friday, November 18, 2 – 4pm

Go along to the library
and learn to play Mahjong – a
game that will stimulate your
brain and keep you on your
toes.
Fendalton Library, cnr of Clyde
and Jeffreys Rd
Science Snippets Afterschool
Friday, November 18, 3.30 –
4.30pm
There is a free and fun
after-school science
programme presented by
Science Alive. Science Alive
educators lead children
through interactive activities
to stimulate their interest in
science, and there is something
to take home every week.
Programmes run during term
time except the first week and
last week of term. Activities
are based around the science
of popular books and other
interesting topics. Sessions
include spot prizes. It is best
suited for school-age children
aged five years and above. A

caregiver is required.
Hornby Library, Goulding Ave
Super Saturday Storytimes
Saturday, November 19, 11am11.45am
Go along to the library and
enjoy storytimes, rhymes and
crafty times. The programme
is best suited for children aged
between 2-7-years-old.
Upper Riccarton Library, cnr of
Jeffreys and Clyde Rd
Halswell Community
Market
Sunday, November 27, noon
Set in the award-winning gardens of St John of God, Hauora
Trust, the community markets
provide a place for people to connect and support local businesses, musicians, clubs and groups.
This is a real community event
with a variety of stalls. There will
be a kids corner, fresh organic
coffee, live music and stalls.
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Kia ora koutou, Talofa, Kia Orana, Malo e lelei, Bula,
Fakaalofa atu, Namaste, Kumusta. Haere mai ki kura
Te Huruhuru Ao o Horomaka. Warm greetings to the
Hornby High School community.
The end of the school year is a time to look back to the past
year’s achievements and forward to challenges anew.
Reflecting on the year that is nearly over we celebrated
achievement with our Year 11 to 13 students at our senior prizegiving last week. Outstanding achievements in academic, cultural
and sporting endeavour were honoured in a lovely night of
celebration. I’d like to acknowledge our special congratulations to
Naseeba Kaskar whose academic achievements were celebrated
to wide acclaim when she was named as Dux of the school.
We will acknowledge and celebrate junior achievement with our
Year 9 and 10 prize-giving on Tuesday, December 13, and our Year
7 and 8 prize-giving on Wednesday, December 14.
It is also a time to look forward, something that I dwelt on in my
address at senior prize-giving, and I would like to quote from that
speech:
“One of the first tasks undertaken by the new Board was to
revisit their vision for the school. Every organisation needs a
vision, an aspirational statement of what it wants to be in the
future. A vision should be bold, audacious and challenging, and
our new Board has not stepped back from the challenge.
Their vision for Hornby High School going forward is “A centre
of creative excellence”. This acknowledges that the world is
changing, and that as an educational organisation we must be
ready to meet that challenge. Why the focus on creativity?
Consider this: In a 2015 report the NZ Institute of Economic
Research predicted that within the next 15-25 years 46 per
cent of the jobs that we know today may well cease to exist as
technology replaces workers undertaking routine repetitive
jobs. One simple illustration close to home was the recent
announcement by the Christchurch International Airport
Authority that it will begin on road trials of driverless buses in
2017.
Our future lies in developing and exploiting those things that
make us human, a message that I have tried to communicate
regularly to staff and students. It includes our ability to
empathise, to understand our fellow human beings, and the
abilities to think creatively, critically and collaboratively.
Creativity is not limited to what you might traditionally think
of as the arts. We mean creativity in every endeavour that we
undertake in technology, sport, mathematics, physical and social
sciences, administration and governance. Our biggest challenge
now is to determine exactly what that looks like for each of us.
What for example will creative governance look like? What will
creativity on the sports field or in the science lab look like?
In steering the school towards this vision, the Board adopted
three strategic goals:
1. To provide future-focused individualised learning
2. To create and sustain an inclusive learning community
3. To foster inspirational, risk taking and enterprising leadership
in all members of our learning community.
There is much in what the school has been doing over the past
eight years that is already closely aligned with these goals, but
there is also the opportunity to look the new vision squarely in
the eye and say ‘come on then, bring it on’.”
These are exciting times and, when overlaid with the rebuild,
these are times that offer boundless opportunity. Our new
buildings have been designed with creativity in mind, and
our challenge is to bring together vision, buildings, teaching
methodology and student aspiration to equip Hornby High School
students with the skills necessary for this new age. We must be
careful not to think that this new age is some years away. It is
here, now.
In the meantime, once more our heartiest congratulations not
only to our prizewinners, but to all of our wonderful students,
each of whom has grown in so many ways over the past year.
Please follow my thinking on issues that are both specific to
Hornby High School and also of more general educational interest
on my Principal’s blog “Whakatauki: He waka eke noa”, - https://
whakataukihewakaekenoa.blogspot.co.nz/.
You can now also keep up with the latest news and happenings
at Hornby High School on our official Facebook page at https://
www.facebook.com/hornbyhighschool/

Ngā mihi
Robin Sutton
Principal

Commitment,
Achievement,
Resilience,
Respect

Senior Prizewinners 2016
Naseeba Kaskar, Year 13:
Prefect; Senior Girls
Badminton Trophy; 1st
in Mathematics with
Statistics; 1st in Biology;
1st in Chemistry; 1st in
Physics; 1st in History; The
Claridge Cup for Physical
Sciences; The 2016 Dux of
Hornby High School; and
the University of Otago
Dux Scholarship.

Jack Fisher, Year 13: 1st
in Accounting; 1st
in Economics; 1st in
English; 1st in Media
Studies; The Jim
Anderton Trophy for
Proxime Accesit; and
the OJI Fibre Solutions
Scholarship.

Jerica Flores, Year 13: Merit
in Level 2 Hospitality; 1st
in Health; 1st in Calculus;
1st in Tourism; 1st equal
in Childcare; The Dalmer
Cup for General Excellence;
and the University of
Canterbury Emerging
Leaders Scholarship.

Ellison McLean, Year 12:
Merit in Mathematics; 1st
in English; 1st in Biology;
1st in Chemistry; Lewis
House Leader; The United
Building Society Award for
Academic Excellence; and
the Hornby High School
Scholarship.

Madison Hickford, Year 12:
Merit in Performing Arts;
Merit in English; Merit
in Mathematics; 1st in
Painting; 1st in History;
Lewis House Leader; The
United Building Society
Award for General
Excellence.

Brooke Edwards, Year 11:
1st in English; 1st in Home
Economics; 1st equal in
History; 1st in Drama; The
Board of Trustees Trophy for
Academic Excellence; and the
Hornby High School (Konica
Minolta) Scholarship.

Quinn Jenkins-Wickins, Year
12: Softball Rep - Under
17 Canterbury and South
Island Teams; Hornby High
School Sportsperson of
the Year.

Harsh Patel, Year 13:
Canterbury Sport
Depot Trophy for Boys
Football; Hornby High
School Hockey Player
of the Year; Fairplay
Trophy.

Kimberley McKee,
Year 11: Merit in
English; Merit in
Mathematics; 1st
in Science; 1st in
Geography; United
Building Society
Award for General
Excellence.

Haydon Dickie, Year 12:
Merit in Performing
Arts; 1st in Hospitality;
1st in Media Studies;
The Paul Ryan Trophy
for Service to the
School.

Mrs Pandaram
farewelled
Ten groups of finalists from Hornby High School
competed in the Lightbulb Grant Team’s “Pitch It”
competition. All groups won $50 to fund their ideas
to better the community, with Anton Hitt winning
third ($500), Anaru Jackson second ($750), and
Sergei Kuzmin first place ($1000). The top three
students also won experience packages to reward
their hard work.

We wish Mrs Sudha Pandaram farewell as
she is leaving at the end of the term after
teaching mathematics at Hornby High School
for 15 years.
Mrs Pandaram, who has been Head of
Department for five years, said: “At this stage
I wish to take a break from teaching and will
later decide on my next plans”.
Best wishes for the future from the students
and staff of Hornby High School.

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Tuesday November 15 2016

Western News

Keep it

Fresh new look
for expanded
family store
There have been some exciting changes
at the Salvation Army Family Store in
Upper Riccarton recently. The shop has
been extended, painted and new carpet
laid, while new shelving and lighting have
also been installed.
As a result, the presentation of stock has
been greatly enhanced with items looking
fresher, plus there is more space for display
and for customers to browse without
feeling cramped. The additional space has
enabled the store to introduce furniture to
the range, too.
Since the refurbishments were completed
in August, staff members have received
many appreciative comments from
customers. The store offers an extensive
range of items, and the staff and volunteers
that run it take great pride in making the
displays look attractive and inviting for
customers. Stock carried includes a wide
selection of quality clothing for all ages,
jewellery, pretty china, crockery, handy
household items, furniture and home

décor items, plus a huge range of books.
Anyone who would like to volunteer
in a friendly, positive environment and
would be available on a medium to longterm basis, or to be on-call is welcome
to enquire. Retail and customer service
experience would be helpful.
Like all the Salvation Army Family
Stores, the Upper Riccarton store is
stocked with goods generously donated by
the public. Donations of clothing in good
order, household items, books and brica-brac are always welcomed at the store.
For larger furniture items, collection from
your home can be arranged.
Salvation Army Family Store Upper
Riccarton is located at 355C Riccarton
Road, just by the traffic lights, with
parking available at the rear of the store.
Opening hours are Monday to Friday
9.30am-5pm and Saturday 9.30am2.30pm. They also have a late night on
Thursday to 6.30pm. Phone 341-8539.

These questions are asked on the website
www.BradCliff.com. BradCliff was started by
North Island physiotherapists Dinah Bradley
and Tania Cliffton Smith, who specialise
in hyperventilation and anxiety treatment.
Their website notes one in 10 people
experience some form of breathing pattern
disorder or chronic over breathing at some
time in their lives, resulting in a range of
disturbing or frightening symptoms puzzling
to you and your doctor.
You feel unwell because of overbreathing,

and overbreathing makes you feel unwell.
A vicious cycle is established, which is a
major stress all by itself. This is experienced
currently by many Cantabrians, says Ietje
van Stolk of Physical Sense Gym & Physio.
As she explains, it is normal to breathe fast
and in the upper chest when we are in danger
and fight or flight is needed. We know all
about that here, due to the earthquakes.
Normally, once the danger is gone, our
breathing should restore itself within a
couple of days. We would then be using the
diaphragm for our normal nonstressed

breathing. We have been having a hard
time restoring our breathing pattern here
in Canterbury because every time our body
tried to achieve that, the next aftershock came
rolling in. Even though the aftershocks have
significantly diminished, some people’s fight
or flight mode breathing has become chronic,
or habitual, Ietje says. And, as she points out,
using the wrong muscles for breathing means
these overworked muscles cause headaches,
neck pain and jaw pain.
With fast upper chest breathing, sighing
and yawning, the resulting disturbance of our
oxygen and carbon dioxide levels can give us
the feeling we are not able to control our own
body. One moment you are are feeling fine,
next moment your chest feels tight, you feel
out of breath, your heart beats erratically and
you may even experience dizziness and/or
tingling. Very scary if you do not understand
what is happening. No wonder this causes
anxiety. Not being the boss over our own

body makes us anxious, anxiety feeds the
faulty breathing pattern, and so it goes on.
The
BradCliff
physiotherapists
have
established a national network of practitioners
that regularly train together and can help you
overcome this problem.
Physical Sense is part of that network.
To make an appointment phone 377 2577.

A vicious cycle is
established, which is a
major stress all by itself.
This is experienced
currently by many
Cantabrians, says Ietje
van Stolk of Physical
Sense Gym & Physio.

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Adventure programme KIDSTUFF
helps man bounce back Why The Enchanted Garden is
AN OUTDOOR adventure programme
has helped a Hornby resident begin a new
life after his wife lost a two-year battle
with cancer.
Hornby resident Allan Fenerty, 41, attended the outdoor-education programme
Outward Bound as a recipient of the
Kathmandu “Live the Dream” scholarship.
He returned to the city a year ago after
living in Australia for nine
years.
Mr Fenerty’s (right) wife
of 24 years Sarah passed
away in March after a twoyear battle with cancer.
“Outward Bound has
helped me begin my new life, one that is
based in nature. I learned that I’m going
to be okay and that I’m stronger than I
think. I still don’t know where I want to
be, but that’s okay for now. My head is
clearer than ever,” he said.
He attended the Outward Bound Masters course – a three week course based in
Anakiwa, in the Queen Charlotte Sound.
Mr Fenerty said he was apprehensive
about going to Anakiwa for many reasons.
“Although I gave up smoking four years
ago, I wasn’t very fit and I never thought
I’d be able to run a marathon, but I knew
from what I had been through, I was prepared for anything that the course could
throw at me.
“I think Outward Bound changed me
even before I went as I started to train and
get fit. I was also grieving but knew this
was a great opportunity to start some-

Different from the Rest

ADVENTUROUS: Hornby resident
Allan Fenerty (second from right)
enjoying the wild on the Outward
Bound masters course. ​
thing new.”
Mr Fenerty says the hardest part of the
course was the high ropes.
“I was shaking and had to really go into
my mind to push through – just close my
eyes and trust the person on the ground
telling me what I needed to do. It was
groundbreaking for me.”
Still grieving for his wife, Mr Fenerty
found the ‘solo’ experience the easiest.
“Grief was coming in waves so the time
alone was much needed. I thought of my
family and took time for myself to rest. I
also made a dream catcher for my watchmates”.
Community service is an important
element in every Outward Bound course
and Mr Fenerty said he enjoyed working
on building a bush track.

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Tuesday November 15 2016

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A MYRIAD of top performers
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Appearing at the Aurora
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2017 (Waitangi Weekend),
seating is limited, so Tattoogoers are urged to book early for
this wonderful event.
Amongst the headline acts,
direct from Scotland, are Alex
Hodgson (singer/guitarist) &
David Vernon (accordion). Also
known as ‘Saltire’, these boys
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Willie McArthur; Highland
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Drill Team; Dunedin Scottish
Fiddle Orchestra & the Defence
Force Tri-Service Cadets; plus a
ceremony for the Centenary of
the Battle of Passchendaele with
guest of honour, the Honorary
Consul of Belgium.
e Aurora Centre theatre
only has 700 seats and there is
only one show, so this Tattoo
will book out very quickly.
Tickets are only $49 plus
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After more than eight years in
New Zealand, Teeter Hang-Ups
have now gained a reputation
for success with long-term
sufferers of Back pain. Inversion New Zealand was started
eight years ago by Dave and
Nancy Hare, Dave had
suffered over twenty years of
back pain from Degenerated
Discs and had basically given
up and decided to just live
with it. “To me surgery was
never an option” he said “as
long as I still could walk, there
was hope”.

was something I had never
heard of sorting it out for
me in a very short period of
time” It was then Dave
decided to introduce Teeter
into New Zealand and Inversion NZ was born.

Dave had tried everything;
every time he was overseas
he would search for anything
that could possibly help.
While on one of these
overseas trips eight years ago,
Dave discovered the Teeter
Hang-Ups. “The first time I
tried it, the pain disappeared
and I was completely pain
free for about 30 minutes,
nothing had done that” he
told me. Dave never believed
it would fix him, “as specialists
had told me it was irreversible, I now knew I had a place
to go every time I wanted
some serious relief”.

“We have testimonials from
people with over fifty years
of back problems and even
have them in a number of
schools in New Zealand for
their special needs children”
he told me, “the blood to the
brain helps these kids and
the results are excellent”
What this means for the
aging population is that it
helps maintain the health of
the brain as we all get older.

To Dave’s surprise the more
he used the table the longer
the pain stayed away, until
after nearly three months he
was completely pain free, “I
couldn’t believe it’ he told me
“I had spent large amounts of
money on every form of treatment available and here

TESTIMONIAL

Over the years INZ have
helped thousands of people
get some serious relief and
have seen results in not only
backs, but necks, hips,
knees, posture, circulation,
increased height, blood
pressure and lots more.

DEAR DAVE AND NANCY

In 2008 I had been living with a serious lower back pain for
many years due to two discs with serious degeneration and
was scheduled for a double spinal fusion at a cost of
$48,000. The Specialist had recommended many lifestyle
changes including changing my profession, which was not
practical as I own my own business.

Dave told me that he
realised that, had he not
tried the Teeter for himself
he would still be suffering, “I
would still be a miserable
grumpy bugger, living with
pain, that is why we do the
shows, people need to try it
for themselves” he told me
“most people actually get
off with the pain either gone
or considerably less” he said
“we let the tables do the Frank Harwood (84) of Turangi using his Teeter, Frank has been
talking”
Inverting for over eight years and has found it keeps him young

IT IS PURE LOGIC AS TO HOW
THE TEETER TABLE WORKS

Discs: It

uses gravity to apply traction,
the traction gently opens the discs and as
they open up they create suction, this
suction draws fluid from the surrounding
tissue back into the discs, re-hydrating
them. This is the key! Discs do not have
their own blood supply, they rely on
transfer of fluid from the surrounding
tissue to keep them healthy and hydrated
and over the years as discs get thinner with
age, they lose the ability to take on fluid
(just like squeezing a sponge) and they
start to de-hydrate.
De-Hydrated discs are less flexible, they are
harder, more prone to injury, they interfere
with nerve roots creating pain and
ultimately the de-hydration causes degeneration. The Teeter Inversion table slowly
and gently brings the hydration back into
the discs, plumping them up. This brings
back lost height (most people will regain
around 2 CM of height), it separates the
nerve roots far more effectively and returns
quality of life

Muscles: A lot of pain is muscular, when
muscles are stressed they become tight
which restricts the flow of blood and lymph
through the muscles so toxins build up,
Co2 and Lactic Acid. Traction opens up the
muscles, Rhythmic Traction, is a gentle
rocking motion that stimulates circulation
and encourages blood flow through the
muscles, which clears the lactic acid into
your lymph system where it stimulates
lymph flow and deals with it. Most people
with serious neck issues see a large
improvement after only one treatment.

Ashburton

Come along to our expo in Timaru, or come to
our expo in Christchurch next weekend.
(See below for details). If you have completely
resigned yourself to having back or neck pain for
the rest of your life, then chances are you will be
pleasantly surprised.

posture is one of the
major cases of pain and is a major contributor to the deterioration of the body with
age. A difference in leg length causes most
of the hip and knee issues, as they continue to place uneven loads on the joints;
similar to the wheels out of alignment on
your car.
Trying to correct posture is extremely
difficult due to muscle memory, as it
constantly pulls the muscles back to where
they were. At a level of 40 degrees or more
on the Teeter, the muscle groups open up
and eventually come back into alignment,
using the table daily, does not allow the
muscle memory to pull them back out of
alignment and slowly the muscles start to
lose their memory and go with the flow,
allowing the body to come back into
correct posture. Then using the table once a
day will ensure it is kept there.
This is pure logic, if a machine is out of
alignment it does not last long, the only
difference between the body and a
machine is that the body is constantly
repairing itself, however if the wear and
tear on the body is greater than the body’s
ability to repair itself, it is a slow decline.
The Teeter slowly brings the body out of its
decline and allows the body to repair itself,
resulting in a far healthier life.

If you are serious about investing in your
health and really sorting your issues out,
come see us at one of our local roadshows,
you have nothing to lose and chances are, a
lot to gain.

At the Waikato Home Show I experienced a demonstration
on a Teeter Inversion Table by Dave and Nancy Hare. To me
the effect was amazing, I actually experienced some serious
relief which lasted for an hour or two, I was told that the
relief would last longer with time as long as I used the table
regularly, so with the surgery scheduled for 12 weeks time,
having nothing to lose and a lot to gain I purchased a Teeter.
Four years on I still use my table on a daily basis, my back is
as strong as ever with very little or completely no pain, I am
still at my same profession and working as hard as ever and
most importantly I did not have the surgery. I consider the
purchase of my Teeter has been one of my greatest
investments, not only has it enabled me to avoid serious and
costly surgery, it has kept me in my profession and it has
brought my health back.
Thank you very much for the opportunity.
Very best regards
Paul Gordon
Cambridge

NECK PAIN?

Come along for a free treatment
Here in New Zealand,
Dr Giresh Kanji, one of the countries most
respected Pain Specialists completed a PhD on
how humans experience pain and then
researched lower back pain, writing "Fix Your
Back" and then spent a few years researching
neck pain, headache and migraine and wrote
"Fix Your Neck Pain, Headache & Migraine",
both books are in most bookstores.
Dr Kanji discovered in his research that the disc
is the most likely source of low back pain and
Inversion showed the best results of all the trials
conducted. Three studies showed a 60%
reduction in pain and one showed a 75%
reduction in surgery for people with disc
prolapse.

Dr Kanji has personally been using the Teeter
Inversion tables for his own low back pain, has
Teeter Inversion tables at both of his clinics in
Wellington (The Sports and Pain Clinic) and has
had such success that he is now conducting the
largest study in the World on Inversion Therapy.
In his own words, "these things are gold and
inversion should be a first line treatment for low
back pain”.

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One of the city’s most well-known businesses, Wright Spa Pools
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Located at 20 Carmen Road, the premises formerly
occupied by Hampton Motor Cycles is conveniently
close to their client base, co-owner Matt Lowe says.
“We service the mid-Canterbury area, and with the
growth of the Lincoln, Rolleston and Selwyn areas, we
saw this site as ideal for the expansion of our business.”
The premises are almost three times the size of the
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Established in 1978, and trading on Ferry Road
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“These Hot Spring spa pools are unique in that all
models are fully insulated, unlike other spa pools on the
market, and this makes them the most energy-efficient
spa pools in the world,” Matt says.
Models at the higher end of the range incorporate the
latest technology, utilising the ACE Salt Water sanitising
system, that works on real diamond electrodes to
generate softer, cleaner water. Offering a range of less
expensive models as well, Wright Spa Pools caters for
all budgets and requirements.
A new top-end line that has just been introduced is
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including an underwater hydraulic treadmill.
“These are the number one swim spas in the world,”
Matt says. “Unlike most swim spas that use jets to move
the water, the Endless Swim Spa provides a current like
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Designed to offer therapeutic benefits, this spa is
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Spas are also easy to maintain, the water temperature
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Spa pool prices range from $5,990 right up to $100,000
- those considering purchasing one are invited to “try
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“People can come in with their family and test out
the different models. A spa pool is a major investment,
so clients need to be sure they choose the right one for
them,” Matt says. “We will also do on-site visits if they
are not sure of the best place to install it.”
Wright Spa Pools provides a full delivery and
installation service, and after-sales support.
“We don’t just drop off the spa pool, we set it up and
explain how to operate it.”
To complete the outdoor lifestyle experience, Wright
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from the US. Like the Hot Spring spa pools, they are
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Wright Spa Pools Hornby is owned and operated by
brothers Matt and Jeff Lowe. Their team of friendly sales
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sales professionals Joe Bergman, Jess Ledgerwood and
Ashley Davies and service and installation specialists
Shane Hamilton and Scott Sutherland.
Wright Spa Pools Hornby, 20 Carmen Road, is right
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Friday 9am-5pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm.
Phone 349 0443 for more information.